News and updates from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has warned that no one seeking to undermine stability in Bangladesh will be spared.He made the remarks on Friday morning while sp...
Bangla Press Desk: A fire gutted six warehouses filled with jhut (garment scraps) in Ambag area of Gazipur city on Wednesday morning.The fire broke out around 6:30am at a warehouse located at Barbuchi Mor under ward No-11 of Konabari Pol...
Bangla Press Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftikharuzzaman said, “More than 50 per cent of losses in projects under the government’s climate change fund involve political connections. The nature...
Bangla Press Desk: The Supreme Court has decided to promote over 1,000 lower court judges, in one of the largest judicial promotion rounds in recent years.As per the decision, 300 lower court judges will be elevated to the rank of district judge and...
Bangla Press Desk: Journalist Kazi Iftekhar Rahman has been honoured with the Bangladesh Achievers Award 2025 in the Best Journalist (International News) category. BNP Vice Chairman Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon and renowned actor Azizul Hakim handed ov...
Bangla Press Desk: A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered an investigation into a case filed by Dhaka University Assistant Proctor Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan Monami over the allegedly indecent distortion of her photo and its circulation on social media pl...
Bangla Press Desk: The President on Tuesday appointed High Court Division Justice Ahmed Sohel as the member of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (BJSC) for five years.A Law and Justice Division gazette, signed by Deputy Secretary (admin-1)...
Bangla Press Desk: At least three people were killed and 32 others injured as two buses collided head-on on the Dhaka–Sylhet Highway in Habiganj on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Raju Mia, 45, son of Mukit Mia of Barachar village under...
Bangla Press Desk: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued separate notifications over awarding registration to three political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP).According to the notifications, the Commission decided to awar...
Bangla Press Desk: Mahfuz Alam, adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has said that the long-anticipated trial of Sheikh Hasina has commenced and a verdict is expected to be delivered next week.Speaking at a meeting with fami...
Bangla Press Desk: The Law Ministry has issued an ordinance amending the Representation of the People Order (RPO), making it mandatory for candidates to contest under their own party’s electoral symbol even when running as part of an alliance.The upd...
Bangla Press Desk: The expansion of Sylhet Osmani International Airport has become costlier by Tk470.87 crore as project delays and major design revisions push up expenses and extend the completion deadline by two more years.Officials said the Execut...
Bangla Press Desk: Maritime ports of Chattogram and Cox's Bazar have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as the low-pressure area over Eastcentral Bay and adjoining Myanmar coast persists.It is likely to move north-northwestwards along...
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